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… From February 1 1997, the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act was enacted by the Parliament of South Africa, granting unrestricted access to abortion to … no more than 13 weeks pregnant. The act was dubbed one of the most “liberal abortion laws in the world”. It starkly …

… on 14th July 1936. His childhood witnessed the final days of colonial rule and the transition to the apartheid regime … and as a teenager, he delivered African National Congress (ANC) newspapers, The New Age   and The Torch .  … year, Van Wyk was also active in the newly established Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) , due to his …

… From February 1 1997, the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act was enacted by the Parliament of South Africa, granting unrestricted access to abortion to … no more than 13 weeks pregnant. The act was dubbed one of the most “liberal abortion laws in the world”. It starkly …

… The University of Pretoria (UP), previously known as the Transvaal … celebrated its centenary year in 2008. The University of Cape Town Act (Act 14 of 1916) and the University of Stellenbosch Act (Act 13 of … The Aula, auditorium of the University of Pretoria, is opened by the Governor …

… 1870 in Fortrie, Banffshire, Scotland as the second son of a crofter. He received a Master of Arts in Classics from Balliol College in Oxford in 1981. … his law examinations in 1893 he joined the Department of Inland Revenue in 1893. Duncan came to South Africa to …

… politically active. In 1919 he was elected as president of the Cape provincial branch of the  South African Native National Council  (SANNC, African National Congress (ANC) after 1923). He also became vice-president of … Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1 , Pretoria: HSRC.|Gail M. …

… his family relocated to KwaMphepheta in Mbumbulu. One of the reasons for the relocation was that Lembede should get … shaping his life.He started his formal school at the age of 13 at the Catholic Inkanyezi School. Because of his … Oliver Tambo  almost succeeded in persuading the Transvaal Congress to expel the communists from its membership as they …

… Chief of the Lebelo clan of the Ndebele, Johannes Jane Tane Kekana, died on the farm Leeukraal, to the north of Hammanskraal and was buried at Wallmansthal. His son … 11 April 2014]| Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995).  New Dictionary of South African Biography , v.1 , Pretoria: HSRC. …

… I am pleased to be here today, to enjoy the warm company of friends like Nadine Gordimer, and to know that Seamus … world is a joy, and knowing that the honour - Ambassador of Conscience - is inspired by the great Irish writer is … as injustice and inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest. We must become stronger still. Through …

… Former leader and founder of the Dove branch of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC), Joseph Engenas … in Limpopo). Joseph was the fifth and favourate son of Engenas Barnabas Lekganyane, the founder of the original … 8 December 2011]|Verwey E.J. (1995), New dictionary of South African Biography, vol. I, HRSC publishers, Pretoria …

… off-course, and thus he sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa. He named the Cape "the Cape of Storms" (Cabo das Tormentas), but King John II of Portugal later renamed it Cabo de Boa Esperanca (Cape of … Bartholomew Dias, Portuguese discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope, drowns at sea …

… The banning of eight prominent Black Consciousness (BC) exponents in March 1973 came as a direct result of the popularity that these leaders enjoyed among Black South Africans. The reason for the popularity of the BC movement was that it advocated Black independence …

… Statement by the General Secretary of South African Council of Churches, Desmond Tutu, of October 21, 1980, in response to the warning by the … Statement by the General Secretary of South African Council of Churches, Desmond Tutu …

… Message from Pik Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Governments of the United States, Angola and Zambia Iinforming them that due to the infilitration of a large number of SWAPO terrorists into Namibia, the South … Message of the Honourable R F Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to …

… On 29 October 1964, the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar was renamed the United Republic of Tanzania. Tanganyika became independent on 9 December 1961 … the country is located on the eastern parts of Africa. Julius “Teacher” Nyerere became the first …

… Patrice Lumumba gained the reputation of being a powerful and charismatic leader during his brief … (the former Belgian Congo, now the Democratic Republic of Congo ). In 1958 he formed and led the Movement National … a unitary state while its main opponents opted for a form of federalism. In the May 1960 elections, the MNC emerged as …

… The Committee of Artists of the World against Apartheid was established in Paris with the support of the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid. … (Accessed: 21 October 2012)| The African National Congress , (1987) ‘International Student Action in Solidarity …

… South Africa has a population of 15 million, of which 12 million are non-whites and 3 million are whites. … supported by the Labour Party and the Trade Union Congress and unofficially by other organisations. A similar … "Racial Crisis in South Africa" . Address to meeting of Pakistan Institute of International Affairs, March 2, 1961 …

… Memorandum of the Central Executive on the Future Organisation of the Black Sash on 10 June 1958, discussing: Written Policy, elections, government of South Africa, reform, creation of an executive, education … Memorandum of the Central Executive on the Future Organisation of the …

… This groundbreaking work was the first of its type to present the entire history of the African continent. The collection sheds light on the … era and interweaves Africa’s destiny with the rest of humanity’s, examining its interaction with other … General History of Africa Collection …

… is hereby published for general information. By order of His Excellency the High Commissioner and Administrator of the Transvaal. WE Davidson, Acting Secretary to the … ARMY HEADQUARTERS, SOUTH AFRICA General Lord Kitchener of Khartoum, Command in Chief AND His Excellency Lord Milner, …

… Results of research conducted into the income, expenditure and livestock ownership of the average family settled in Bantu Homelands. The research also looks at the socio-economic impact of migrant labour on Black families and the negative effects … Women without men: a study of 150 families in the Nqutu district of KwaZulu …

… Statement of the President of the ANC Nelson R. Mandela at his inauguration as President of the Democratic Republic of South Africa Union buildings …

… BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA SPEAKING AS CHAIRPERSON OF SADC AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE SUMMIT OF SADC HEADS OF STATE OR GOVERNMENT. Blantyre, 8 September …

… Toast remarks of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in honour of the President of the French Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy: …

… State of the Nation address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the joint sitting of the Houses of Parliament, Cape Town, 21 May 2004 …

… Statement of Deputy President Thabo Mbeki on the Occasion of the Debate on the Budget Vote of the Office of the Deputy President NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, JUNE …

… From the book:  The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke The Griqua … an equally important role, together with that section of the Dutch who left the Cape Colony in small groups under … the greatest obstacle to their aims was Moshoeshoe, chief of the Sotho nation, and it is round him that much of the …

… Minutes of the National Conference of the Black Sash held in Port Elizabeth from 14 to 17 March 1985, discussing: Minutes of previous conference, magazine, finances, regional reports, … Minutes of the National Conference of the Black Sash held in Port Elizabeth …